American Association for Physician Leadership

AAPL believes physician leaders who are pursuing leadership education and training — and the organizations that are supporting their effort — should be able to clearly see the value of their time, money, and effort.

Physician Leadership: More Valuable Than Ever —

A White Paper from the American Association for Physician Leadership

Self-Control

Leaders Shouldn’t Try to Do It All

A.G. Lafley, Roger L. Martin

Many important tasks can be done by other people. Focus on what you can do a lot better than anyone else.

Strategic Perspective

The Role of the CMO

Michael J. Menen, MD

CMOs must seamlessly collaborate across departments and with external stakeholders to drive strategic planning, policy development, and provider engagement, ensuring high-quality, cost-effective care.

Resilience

How to Build Expertise in a New Field

Dorothy Leonard

Better pay, more joy in the job, or prerequisite to promotion? Whatever your reasons for deciding to build expertise in a new field, the question is how to get there.

SoundPractice

The Ongoing Need for Physician Leaders with Tom Rossi from Jackson Physician Search

Tom Rossi

Episode Summary: Join us for an enlightening episode of SoundPractice as host Mike Sacopulos interviews Tom Rossi, the vice president of executive search at Jackson Physician Search. With more than three decades of experience, Rossi shares his expertise o...

Resource Allocation

Visualizing the Patient Journey: Using the Marketing Funnel to Attract and Retain Patients

Neil Baum, MD

Explore the marketing funnel's stages to attract, convert, and retain patients in medical practices, from awareness to advocacy, enhancing patient engagement.

Systems Awareness

Key Transitional Care Interventions Needed to Decrease Readmissions and Emergency Department Return Visits

Gilmer Rodriguez, MD, MPH, MMM, CPE, FACP, FAAPL, Lourdes Rodriguez, BA, Madhu Yarlagadda, MD, Thomas Chen, MD

Reducing readmissions and emergency department visits is crucial for healthcare quality. Effective strategies include care coordination and transitional care within 14 days post-discharge. This article shares successful interventions.

New Book

Working with Distressed Physicians: A Guide for Physician Leaders

Charles R. Stoner, DBA, and Jennifer Robin, PhD

A comprehensive guide for healthcare leaders to foster a positive workplace, manage disruptive behavior, and support distressed colleagues.

Working with Distressed Physicians: A Guide for Physician Leaders

People Management

Overview of Triad Leadership

James Hill, Jr., MD, MBA, CPE, FASA, FACHE, Ashley M. Carlucci, DNP, MHA, RN, CEN, CENP

Triad leadership unifies the Chief Medical Officer, Chief Nursing Officer, and Chief Operating Officer to streamline decisions, improve patient care, and align goals, creating resilient and adaptable healthcare organizations.

Action Orientation

Disruptive Innovation May Be a Solution to Transforming American Healthcare

Neil Baum, MD

Healthcare is slow to embrace innovation, often preferring the status quo. This article explores the concept of disruptive innovation and offers suggestions for successfully introducing it in modern healthcare.

Self-Control

Trick Yourself into Breaking a Bad Habit

Joseph Grenny

Let’s face it — we all have a career-limiting habit. Whether it’s weak interpersonal skills, a tendency to procrastinate, or good-but-not-great technical prowess, one of the biggest impediments to our upward mobility is a habit we struggle to change.

Governance

Indiana Hospitals Pull Merger Application After Pushback Over Monopoly Concerns

Samantha Liss

Two Terre Haute hospitals withdrew their merger application before a state ruling, amid backlash against medical monopolies. They plan to refile, aiming to address concerns.

Conflict Management

Inappropriate and Abusive Physician-Patient Relationships

Matthew J. Mazurek, MD, MHA, CPE, FACHE, FASA

Maintaining professional boundaries is essential in the physician-patient relationship to prevent abuse and misconduct. The power dynamic inherent in this relationship means that mutual consent is often not possible, making it imperative for physicians to uphold strict boundaries.

For over 45 years.

The American Association for Physician Leadership has helped physicians develop their leadership skills through education, career development, thought leadership and community building.

The American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL) changed its name from the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) in 2014. We may have changed our name, but we are the same organization that has been serving physician leaders since 1975.

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formerly known as the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE)